Greetings Offshore Racers!

 For 42 years the Watch Hill Yacht Club has been running the  Frederick B. Thurber Trophy Race.  This year we are running the race on Saturday, September 24th and Sunday, September 25th, 20011.  In response to your feedback, we are making several significant changes to the way we run this race.

1.     We have moved the starting line for Saturday and the finish line for Sunday to Vixens ledge in order to make it more convenient to where people are keeping their boats.

2.     we will be hosting the Sunday awards ceremony in the Stonington/Mystic/New London area.  We are working on the location, but your convenience is our goal.

3.     The last change is the courses.

·         Saturday’s course will start at 10:00 am and be 29.5 miles

·         Sunday’s course will start at 9:30 and is only 15.5 miles.

This should get everyone home a little earlier and give you time to get ready for the work week.

 Attached you will find the Preliminary Sailing instructions and an entry form.  The deadline is Noon on Tuesday, September 20th.  If you are interested, I would urge you to get it in earlier to help us better plan for the number of boats.

 Happy Sailing!